Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 9 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Housing court
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 20 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 32 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 25 units registered2023 — 20
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.
City debt & tax-lien sale
Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.
311 complaints from tenants
1
All time
1
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water1
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-12-15 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
DOB building violations
0
Active
25
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
1
Open now
6
On record
0
Open Class C
0
Open Class B
1
Open Class A
Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.
CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-09-015+ YRS OLD
§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION AIR VENT MOTOR & VENTING STRUCTOR INSTALL AT EAST SUB ROOF.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Evictions
1
Executed, all time
0
Last 3 years
2019-01-10Apt 6Bresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
Concern level1 of 4
Low
011 open HPD violation(s)
How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
318
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
27
≈ per month
Felony113
Misdemeanor165
Violation40
NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
52ND LEX COMPANY LLC
Head officer
DANIEL DERMER
Managing agent
DERMER MANAGEMENT, INC
2 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.
Ownership & money
5
Recorded sales
3
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2005-06-24 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2013-07-18 · $750,000
Mortgage2013-07-18$750,000
borrower 52ND LEX COMPANY, LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK
Sale2005-06-24no recorded price
MICHAEL DERMER INTER VIVOS TRUST, FLASHNER, MURRAY, 52ND LEX COMPANY, DAVID DERMER INTER VIVOS TRUST, BURTON DERMER INTER VIVOS TRUST, FLASHNER, LEONA, DANIEL DERMER INTER VIVOS TRUST, ABRAMS, RICHARDS, ESTHER DERMER INTER VIVOS TRUST → 52ND LEX COMPANY, LLC.
Sale1977-02-17no recorded price
52ND LEX CO → 140 E 52 RLTY CORP
Mortgage1977-02-17no recorded price
borrower 140 E 52 RLTY CORP · lender EAST RIVER SVGS BANK
Sale1977-02-17no recorded price
140 E 52 RLTY CORP → 52ND LEX CO
From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.